Premier Manager

Premier Manager is the name of a football management video game series started in 1992. Published by Gremlin Interactive, it was first developed by Realms of Fantasy, later passed to Spanish company Dinamic Software. The later games are published and developed by Zoo Digital, who bought the rights from Infogrames and hired some members of the original Gremlin staff.

Until the Championship Manager series matured with the second version, the brand Premier Manager was the leading name on the popular managing video game market.

It should not be confused with EA's Premier League Manager short-run series.


Games in the series
Premier Manager
Developed by Realms of Fantasy
Released in 1992
Platforms: Amiga, DOS, Atari ST, Sega Mega Drive (in 1996)
manage, train, hire, build facilities and scout opponents of an lowly English team.
Premier Manager 2 - The New Season
Developed by Realms of Fantasy
Released in 1993
Platforms: Amiga, DOS
minor improvments over PM, plus european competitions
Premier Manager 3
Developed by Realms of Fantasy
Released in 1994
Platforms: Amiga, DOS
Refined version of Premier Manager 2.
Premier Manager 97
Developed by Dinamic Software
Released in 1996
Platforms: Windows
A Sega Mega Drive version based on Premier Manager 2 with the same name was released.
Gremlin passed the developing to Dinamic Software, who made the popular PC Fútbol series. Unsurprisingly, the game was PC Premier 5 without arcade mode. For the first time, gave the player the option to coach a Premiership team from the start.
Premier Manager 98
Developed by Dinamic Software
Released in 1997
Platforms: Windows, PlayStation
Simple update of Premier Manager 97. Bugs ironed, squads updated, and nothing more. It turned to be the last game to achieve moderate success and positive reviews in the series.
Premier Manager Ninety-Nine
Developed by Dinamic Software
Released in 1998
Platforms: Windows, PlayStation
Slightly improved version of the two previous games, based on PC Fútbol 6. The final game in the series released by Gremlin.
Premier Manager 2000
Released in 1999
Platforms: PlayStation
Premier Manager 2002-2003
Developed by Zoo Digital
Released in 2002
Platforms: Windows
Premier Manager 2003-2004
Developed by Zoo Digital
Released in 2003
Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance
Premier Manager 2004-2005
Developed by Zoo Digital
Released in 2004
Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance
Premier Manager 2005/2006
Developed by Zoo Digital
Released in 2005
Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance